Proper Brushing and Flossing Techniques

Brushing:

To keep teeth and gums healthy, brush your teeth morning and night with a soft bristled toothbrush or an electric toothbrush.

If using a manual toothbrush, hold it at a 45 degree angle to the gums and move the brush back and forth, gently massaging the gum. Concentrate on one tooth at a time. Then brush towards the chewing surface of the tooth pulling the plaque and food debris away from the gums and tooth.

Make sure to include every tooth and every suface:the outer surface(cheek side), the inner surface(tongue side) and the chewing surface.

If using an electric/rotary toothbrush, hold it gently on the tooth by the gumline and follow the curvature of the gums-allowing the rotary brush to do the brushing for you. Make sure to brush every tooth surface including cheek side, tongue side and the chewing surface too.

Flossing:

The best way to keep the gum tissue and the spaces between your teeth clean is to floss every night before bed. Brushing alone only removes 50% of the bacteria.

Use about 18 inches of floss-wrap it around your middle fingers and hold the floss between your thumb and index fingers. Carefully apply gentle pressure to get through the contact area between teeth. Gently cup the tooth in the shape of a “c” and gently slide the floss under the gum, scraping the tooth for bacteria and plaque. Repeat this pattern until you have flossed all your teeth.

If you have braces or other appliances, floss threaders can help you achieve the same results as described above.

Any of your dental care providers will be happy to demonstrate these techniques to you.

Caring For Your Temporary Crown

A temporary crown has been cemented in your mouth with temporary cement in order to protect your tooth while the lab makes your final crown. The final crown will be cemented in one week.

Please do not chew anything sticky as this will pull the crown off as it is only temporarily placed. (ie gum, toffee,etc.)

Do not eat anything too hard as this could crack the temporary crown.

When you floss please pull the floss out the side of the tooth, as you could pull off the temporary crown using an upward motion.

If the temporary crown does come off, just call our office and it can be easily re-cemented. For a short-term solution you may place some Vaseline inside the crown and place it back over your prepared tooth.

When the final crown is cemented at your next appointment it will act and feel like a natural tooth.

friends and family referral rewards program

We appreciate your confidence in us!

Any time a friend or family member you refer to us books their first appointment, we'll send you a $10 Tim Horton's Gift Card! (Make sure to tell them to include your name on their New Patient History Form at their first appointment.)

new patients

If you're a first time patient, to save time during your initial visit, you can download our Patient History Form to fill out prior to your appointment.